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8 Things You Never Knew About Carol’s Daughter Founder Lisa Price

Honest revelations about life and business from the beauty brand creator

Carol’s Daughter founder Lisa Price reveals eight random yet informative facts about her business and…

By Caroline Clarke

Posted: February 15, 2012 Tags: Beyonce, BLACK ENTERPRISE Business Report, Blue Ivy Carter, Carol's Daughter, Caroline V. Clarke, FiFi, Jay Z, Lisa Price, Mary J. Blige, Oscars, Winging It

In the News: African-American Buying Power Nears $1.1 Trillion; President Obama Hosts an African American Conference and More

A few noteworthy headlines around the Web

See what’s going on in the world with today’s compilation of news around the Web

By Sade K. Muhammad

Posted: November 9, 2011 Tags: 2012 Oscars, African Americans, Blacks, Brett Ratner, buying power, Eddie Murphy, Environmental Protection Agency, health and human services, In the News, Kathleen Sebelius, Lisa Jackson, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Nielsen, Obama administration, Oscars, president barack obama, The State of African American Consumer Report

EDDIE MURPHY AS "DR. JOHN DOLITTLE" IN DR. DOLITTLE (1998) The central character in a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting (1920–1952), Doctor John Dolittle shuns human patients in favor of animals that he can communicate with in their own languages. Actor Rex Harrison played the lead role in the 1967 film adaptation, but Murphy helped revive the character with his 1998 remake, which grossed over $250 million worldwide and spawned several sequels.

Eddie Murphy Decoded: Road to the Riches & the Oscars

Breaking down the economic influence the Oscars' new host has over Hollywood

Veteran comedian/actor Eddie Murphy was recently tapped to host the 2012 Oscars. The Hollywood veteran…

By William E. Ketchum III

Posted: September 27, 2011 Tags: Anne Hathaway, Aubrey O'Day, BE Decoded, Danity Kane, Decoded, Eddie Murphy, James Franco, Oscars, Rick James, Saturday Night Live, stand-up comedy, Weird Al Yankovic

22 Movies You Didn’t Know Had Black Directors

Hollywood tends to pigeonhole our filmmakers into only making urban projects, but here are a few who prove them wrong

Hollywood tends to pigeonhole our filmmakers into only making urban projects, but here are a…

By Janee Bolden

Posted: March 4, 2011 Tags: Academy Awards, Adrien Brody, Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Antoine Fuqua, ’N Sync, Bring in Da Funk, Bring in Da Noise, Bruce Willis, Cannes Film Festival, Chow Yun-Fat, Chris Evans, Christina Milian, Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Desperate Housewives, Diane Lane, Edward Norton, F. Gary Gray, Gary Oldman, George C. Wolfe, Gerald Levert, Halle Berry, Heather Graham, Ice Cube, Idris Elba, India.Arie, Jack the Ripper, Jamie Foxx, Jay Z, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jelly’s Last Jam, Jennifer Hudson, Jimmy Fallon, Jodie Foster, John Leguizamo, John Singleton, John Travolta, Johnny Depp, Kasi Lemmons, Kevin Spacey, Lee Daniels, Lena Horne, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Nia Long, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Prince, Queen Latifah, Richard Gere, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Sanaa Hamri, Sanaa Lathan, Spike Lee, Sylvain White, Taraji P. Henson, the Hughes Brothers, Tim Story, Topdog/Underdog, Tupac Shakur, Tyra Banks, Tyrese, Uma Thurman, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Zoe Saldana

Leading in to Oscars weekend, BlackEnterprise.com recognized 10 Black actors who have succeeded at the box office in films not originally written for a person of color. The article was a welcome reminder of how our star’s talent can triumph in Hollywood without falling into stereotypical characters. The only thing is all the examples were men. With March being Women’s History Month and having just wrapped our 6th Annual Women of Power Summit, BlackEnterprise.com decided to salute a few female thespians that have broken color and gender barriers on the silver screen.

10 Movie Roles That Weren’t Meant For Black Women

It's women's history month and here's a collection of actresses that broke color and gender roles in film

It’s women’s history month and here’s a collection of actresses that broke color and gender…

By Darralynn Hutson

Posted: March 2, 2011 Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ashton Kutcher, Audrey Hepburn, Audrey Meadows, Batman, Bernie Mac, Brandon T. Jackson, Cary Grant, Catwoman, Cedric the Entertainer, Chicago, Conan, Dana Owens, Eartha Kitt, Fantastic Four, Gabrielle Union, Grace Jones, Halle Berry, Hollywood, Jackie Gleason, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jonathan Demme, Kerry Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Monster's Ball, Oscars, Queen Latifah, Robert E. Howard, Rosario Dawson, Sidney Poitier, Stan Lee, Thandie Newton, The Honeymooners, Women of Power Summit, Women’s History Month, Zoe Saldana

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Actress Halle Berry arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)

4 Power Moves of Oscar Fashion: Red Carpet Style That Wins

Star style details that translate success

From Oprah Winfrey and Halle Berry to Russell Simmons and 50 Cent, these African American…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: February 28, 2011 Tags: Academy Awards, black celebrity, celebrity style, Halle Berry, Jennifer Hudson, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Shaun Robinson, Zoe Saldana

Oscars Go Big & Small With ‘Avatar,’ ‘Hurt Locker’

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — “Avatar” is a dreamy space fantasy that has made more…

By Associated Press

Posted: February 2, 2010 Tags: Avatar, James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, Oscars, The Academy Awards, The Hurt Locker